is cooler, than last week's steady
torching of the garden & parks
on the kitchen table are summer's produce:
juicy peaches, ripe mangoes, melons, berries
from the nearby grocery store, including
pots of rosemary, basil and lemon grass
the gifts from summer also include
home grown flowers from marigolds
to zinnias, whose seeds i will carefully
zipped up for next spring's planting
i love watering the back garden,
mesmerized by the sprinkling waterdrops
and even now that its a bit cooler,
i love the green lushness of the fields
savoring each rain downpour
as maple leaves are slowly turning brown
what we planned at the start of year
has given us a clear direction:
this home is more precious than ever-
our spring's sale showing did not materialize
which turns out to be blessing after all
as i slowly hang up paintings, unpack kitchen gadgets
from the garage, arrange a vase, curtains
cushions, bed coverings, books that
give our space a unique look
not the ubiquitous bland "perfect for sale home"
i breathe it all until plant questions intrude:
when to bring back all the tropical
plants indoors?
and where to fit them all in our living room?
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